Anawrahta
Sign in to saveAnawrahta Minsaw ( , or ; , ; 11 May 1014 – 11 April 1077) was the founder of the Pagan Empire. Considered the father of the Burmese nation, Anawrahta turned a small principality in the dry zone of Upper Burma into the first Burmese Empire that formed the basis of modern-day Burma (Myanmar). Historically verifiable Burmese history begins with his accession to the Pagan throne in 1044.
Person
- Born
- 1014-05-11
- Died
- 1077-04-11
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Key facts
- Royalty.type
- monarch
- Royalty.name
- Anawrahtaအနော်ရထာ
- Royalty.title
- King of Pagan
- Royalty.image
- File:Anawrahta at National museum.JPG
- Royalty.caption
- Statue of Anawrahta
- Royalty.reign
- 11 August 1044 – 11 April 1077
- Royalty.coronation
- 16 December 1044
- Royalty.succession
- King of Burma
- Royalty.predecessor
- Sokkate
- Royalty.successor
- Saw Lu
- Royalty.suc type
- Successor
- Royalty.spouse
- Pyinsa Kalayani Agga Mahethi Saw Mon Hla Manisanda
- Royalty.issue
- Kyansittha Saw Lu
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Key dates
- Born
- 11 May 1014
- Died
- 11 April 1077
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Bagan
- Place of death
- Bagan
- Child
- Kyansittha
- Father
- Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu
- Occupation
- king
- Religion
- Theravāda
- Image
- Pyinoolwin -- DSA Anawrahta.JPG
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Article
26 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Accession
- Early reign: Consolidation of Central Burma
- Economic reforms
- Military organization
- Founding of Pagan Empire
- Shan Hills
- Lower Burma
- Arakan
- Pateikkaya
- External relations
- Khmer Empire
- Dali Kingdom
- Ceylon
- Administration
- Nation-building
- Religious reforms
- Invention of Burmese alphabet
- Governing style
- Death
- Legacy
- In popular culture
- Commemorations
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
Anawrahta Minsaw ( , or ; , ; 11 May 1014 – 11 April 1077) was the founder of the Pagan Empire. Considered the father of the Burmese nation, Anawrahta turned a small principality in the dry zone of Upper Burma into the first Burmese Empire that formed the basis of modern-day Burma (Myanmar). Historically verifiable Burmese history begins with his accession to the Pagan throne in 1044.
Anawrahta unified the entire Irrawaddy valley for the first time in history, and placed peripheral regions such as the Shan States and Arakan (Rakhine) under Pagan's suzerainty. He successfully stopped the advance of the Khmer Empire into the Tenasserim coastline and into the Upper Menam valley, making Pagan one of the two great kingdoms in mainland Southeast Asia.